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Church Hymnal 30

Lord, We Come Before Thee Now

Words: William HammondMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]7.7.7.7

1Lord, we come before Thee now,
At Thy feet we humbly bow;
Oh, do not our suit disdain;
Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?

2Lord, on Thee our souls depend;
In compassion now descend;
Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,
Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.

3In Thine own appointed way
Now we seek Thee, here we stay;
Lord, we know not how to go
Till a blessing Thou bestow.

4Send some message from Thy word
That may joy and peace afford;
Let Thy Spirit now impart
Full salvation to each heart.

Words: William Hammond
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Also sung to: Hendon (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #15)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 7:7

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

Could also be sung to Llanfair, Seymour, Alletta, Durham, Hart · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Lord, we come before Thee now,/˘/˘///7A

At Thy feet we humbly bow;˘//˘/˘/7A

Oh, do not our suit disdain;˘˘˘˘/˘/7B

Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?˘˘///˘/7B

Verse 2

Lord, on Thee our souls depend;/˘/˘/˘/7A

In compassion now descend;˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,/˘/˘///7B

Tune our lips to sing Thy praise./˘/˘///7C

Verse 3

In Thine own appointed way˘//˘/˘/7A

Now we seek Thee, here we stay;/˘///˘/7A

Lord, we know not how to go/˘/˘/˘/7B

Till a blessing Thou bestow./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Send some message from Thy word///˘˘//7A

That may joy and peace afford;˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Let Thy Spirit now impart///˘///7C

Full salvation to each heart./˘/˘˘//7C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.